Researchers have developed a more efficient platform for studying proteins that play a key role in regulating gene expression. The approach uses engineered yeast cells to produce enzyme and histone proteins, conduct biochemical ...
Biochemistry
Jul 01, 2021
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Researchers have created a new nanometer-scale proximity labeling system that targets histidine residues quickly, providing a new chemical tool in protein chemical modification.
Biochemistry
Jun 01, 2021
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Chemists developed a method to detect changes in proteins that may signal the early stages of cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes and other major diseases. Angewandte Chemie published the work, led by chemists at Emory University ...
Biochemistry
Apr 09, 2021
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Researchers at the University of Warwick have uncovered the mechanism that allows plants to pass on their 'memories' to offspring, which results in growth and developmental defects.
Plants & Animals
Dec 01, 2020
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The coronavirus isn't the only plague making headlines this year—locusts are devastating crops in several parts of the world, and now scientists are discovering why the pest forms destructive swarms.
Plants & Animals
Aug 12, 2020
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In genetics, DNA has always been the star of the show, but scientists are now uncovering the crucial roles of a lesser-known player: transfer RNA.
Biochemistry
Jul 02, 2020
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Cells depend on signaling to regulate most life processes, including cell growth and differentiation, immune response and reactions to various stresses.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 04, 2020
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University of Illinois researchers achieved the highest reported rates of inserting genes into human cells with the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system, a necessary step for harnessing CRISPR for clinical gene-therapy applications.
Biochemistry
Dec 23, 2019
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The inheritance, not only of DNA, but of changes to proteins that package it, maintains the identity of cells as they multiply, a new study finds.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 31, 2019
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In the second part of his lab's recent one-two punch, Florida State University researcher Daniel Kaplan said he has solved a cell division mystery in a way that will intrigue the makers of cancer-fighting drugs.
Biochemistry
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